Synonyms of survived

survived

verb

past tense of survive

1

as in endured

to come safely through

the cat miraculously survived a two-story fall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endured
• lived
• weathered
• rode (out)
• made it (through)
• withstood
• was
• outlived
• continued
• existed
• thrived
• lasted
• outlasted
• persisted
• held out
• prospered
• stood
• breathed
• held on
• flourished
• wore out
• stuck out
• led
• hung on
• subsisted
• pulled through
• abided
• held up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• died
• passed (on)
• perished
• deceased
• departed
• expired
• passed away
• disappeared
• vanished
• succumbed
• evaporated
• faded
• croaked
• stopped
• ended
• ceased

2

as in lasted

to continue to operate or to meet one's needs

some old-world customs still survive in modern-day America

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lasted
• prevailed
• remained
• continued
• persisted
• held out
• went
• endured
• held up
• managed
• kept up
• coped
• persevered
• fared
• carried on
• lingered
• stretched
• made out
• hung in
• got on
• got along
• held on
• drew out
• got by
• hung on
• ran on
• abided
• bore up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• died
• went out
• ran out
• stopped
• gave out
• collapsed
• expired
• broke
• crashed
• cut out
• stalled
• fizzled
• broke down
• petered (out)
• waned
• ran down
• conked (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of survived

She is survived by two stepchildren, Elizabeth Vandermark and David Kissinger, and five step-grandchildren. — Robert D. McFadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Known primarily as a virtuoso sculptor, only a few of Bernini’s paintings have survived, and fewer than twenty are broadly accepted as authentic. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026

Duarte is survived by his wife, Nicole Valls Duarte, and their two children, according to the New York Post. — Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Those that survived are doing well, fattening up in time not just for fall and hibernation season but … drumroll, please … the very first Fat Marmot Week. — Brittany Peterson, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

His business has survived multiple recessions, the bursting of the dot-com bubble and the 2008 financial crisis. — Cj Haddad,katie Tarasov, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

For the soldiers who survived Sultan Yacoub, the news ended a wait that had followed them for much of their lives. — Deborah Danan, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026

The room has a maximum occupancy of 697 people, and much of its old presentation infrastructure appears to have survived surprisingly well. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026

Though the shopping complex survived the fires, in part through the hiring of private firefighters, some buildings in the center sustained smoke damage and all of it required more than a year of renovations. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026